Why American College Is So Expensive"Believe it or not,
college in the U.S. used to be either ultra-cheap or even free to any student who wanted to attend. That may seem like a distant dream to students today, entering lives of debt servitude in order to pay off their student loans. But it’s true: the end of free college was the result of an intentional strategy by elites in the 1970s and ‘80s to destroy any idea of college as a public good, to be enjoyed and shared by all. And tens of millions of people today are paying the price. Luke Herrine, PhD candidate at Yale Law School, explains."
0:00 A Story
1:23 How
America Destroyed Free College
4:30 The Student Debt Crisis
5:46 How To Erase All Student Debt
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It's disgusting that we as a country prioritize funding illegal and near pointless wars, rather than ensuring we have a happy, healthy, and educated populous."
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The absolutely crushing weight of this predatory system has erased the prospects of at least one entire generation."
"One in fifteen student borrowers have considered suicide."
The idea that debtors are just lazy and need to work harder to pay off their loans is costing lives. When will we as a country shake off our moral superiority complex and start helping people who need it purely because it improves their lives, and not because it's profitable?"
"Just for comparison, in Germany:
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Universities are free (at least for citizens)
- To cover the living costs, you can apply for a loan from the government (if your parents are not wealthy)
- If you graduate in time and with good grades, you only have to pay back half of the money,
interest free and not before you have found a job"
" Anyone else hate how the right continues the “I had to suffer paying it back so you all have to as well” mentality with student loans? They really gotta work on their vengeance fetish."
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